Jessica Lee Wins Three Titles to Help QU Indoor Track and Field to Second Place in MAAC

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Jessica Lee Wins Three Titles to Help QU Indoor Track and Field to Second Place in MAAC

2/18/2018 8:34:00 PM | Women's Indoor Track & Field

By: QU Athletic Communications

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Senior Jessica Lee won three MAAC Championships, taking first place in the 60-meter dash, the 60-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash, to lead the Quinnipiac women's indoor track and field team to a second-place finish at the 2018 MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday at the New Balance Armory Track and Field Center.

Lee, who won the Most Outstanding Track Performer for the second year in a row, set new school records in the 60 meters (7.52) and the 200 meters (24.13), while establishing MAAC Championship meet records in the 60 hurdles (8.29 in prelims) and the 200. The Bobcats (119 points) edged Rider (117) for second place behind Monmouth, with the team silver coming down to the final 4x400 relay. Rider entered the relay with a one-point lead over Quinnipiac, but the Bobcat 4x4 team of Marlo Wehrer, Christina Barbaro, Meaghan Scullin, Melissa Solomon ran a 3:51.11, placing them fifth in school history,, to provide the final two-point margin. .

(pictured - Jessica Lee edges out Paige Chapman of Manhattan by .04 in the 60-meter dash for the second of her three titles)

LOCATION
The New Balance Armory Track and Field Center (New York, N.Y.)

NOTABLES

Senior Jessica Lee (Montgomery, N.J.) was named the MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Outstanding Female Track Performer Award for the second year in a row after her triple title.
Lee's 7.52 in the 60-meter dash eclipsed her own school record of 7.59 set earlier this month at the Boston University Valentine Invitational. She won the race by just .04 over last year's champion, Paige Chapman of Manhattan. Chapman set the meet record with a 7.47 in prelims, but Lee was able to
Lee ran a 24.73 in the 200 at the MAAC Championships last winter, but came in over a half-second faster this year to win in 24.13, setting a new school record. Shameal Samuels held the old record of 24.24 in indoor season, and 24.17 in outdoor season.
Emily Wolff came in second place in the 3000 with a personal-best 9:50.14, one day after coming in first place in the 5000.
Wolff also moved into fourth place in school history in the 3000, taking over five seconds off her top time.
Marlo Wehrer finished a close second in the 400 with a time of 56.78.
Abby Frank came in seventh in the 60-meter dash and moved up to fifth in Quinnipiac history with a personal-best 7.86.
Kaleigh Roberts was second in the mile, coming in under five minutes in 4:58.86, and later added a fifth-place finish in the 3000 to give the Bobcats 12 points on the day.
The 3:51.11 of the 4x400 relay team that clinched second place is the fifth-best time in school history
Meghan Curtin moved into seventh place in Quinnipiac history in the 600 with a 2;15.19.
Britney Del Mundo moved closer to the school record in the triple jump with an 11.17, a new personal best and leaving her .17 behind Bonnie Pisciotta's record of 11.34.
Quinnipiac was the only school to pick up points in every event. Meet champion Monmouth did not earn any points in the 3000 meters.

Full Results

Quinnipiac Scorers - Running Events

60 Meter Dash
Jessica Lee (1st,, 7:52) - 10 points
Abby Frank (7th, 7.86) - 2 points
60 Meter Hurdles
Jessica Lee (1st, 8:30) - 10 points
200 Meter Dash
Jessica Lee (1st, 24.13) - 10 points
400 Meter Dash
Marlo Wehrer (2nd; 56.78) - 8 points
Melissa Solomon (6th, 58.84) - 3 points
800 Meter Run:
Meghan Curtin (6th, 2:15.19) - 3 points
Alyson Caron (7th, 2:18.13) - 2 points
One Mile Run:
Kaleigh Roberts (2nd, 4:58.86) - 8 points
3000 Meter Run
Emily Wolff (2nd, 9:50.14), - 8 points
Kaleigh Roberts (5th, 9:51.58) - 4 points
5000 Meter Run
Emily Wolff (1st, 17:01.57), - 10 points
Ellie Songer (8th, 18:28.54) - 1 point
Distance Medley Relay
Morgan Voight, Christina Barbaro, Darby Ginley, Maria Riclaton (6th, 12:28.00) - 3 points
4 x 400 Relay
Marlo Wehrer, Christina Barbaro, Meaghan Scullin, Melissa Solomon (2nd, 3:51.11) - 8 points
4 x 800 Relay
Jillian DiGiacinto, Ahmetra Davies, Alyson Caron, Meghan Curtin (4th, 9:15.91) - 5 points

Quinnipiac Scorers - Field Events

High Jump
Carly Timpson (1st, 1.70m) - 10 points
Pole Vault
Kelsey Coughlin (4th, 3.05m) - 5 points
Shot Put:
Mackenzie Merkel (8th, 12.01m) - 1 point
Long Jump
Leah Pfrommer (7th, 5.38m) - 2 points
Meaghan Scullin (8th - 5.31m) - 1 point
Triple Jump
Britney Del Mundo (8th, 11.17m) - 1 point
Weight Throw
Carly Timpson (5th, 16.30m) - 4 points